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Re:ICEBlock climbs to the top of the App Store charts after ... by matwood on Thursday July 03, 2025 @08:52AM (#44454499)
If safety was the real goal the police themselves would announce checkpoints and speed traps. This gives people a chance to not drink too much or speed in the first place. I've lived in places where DUI checkpoints were all announced ahead of time, and I think for many it was a serious reminder to not drink and drive.

But for many DUI checkpoints safety is not the goal. It's simply a pretext to check everyone's papers.

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Re:ICEBlock climbs to the top of the App Store charts after ... by victorbjorklund on Thursday July 03, 2025 @10:40AM (#44455552)
That only works if you actually have a DUI checkpoints all the time everywhere. It is a random check because then people need to be careful all the time. If there is a DUI checkpoint 2 times per year in your area you can just avoid driving drunk at those two days per year.
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Re:ICEBlock climbs to the top of the App Store charts after ... by aerostable_slug on Thursday July 03, 2025 @11:18AM (#44455944)
They do. DUI checkpoints are heavily advertised here in California for exactly that reason — to deter drunk drivers. The only thing they don't do is tell the exact intersection so drunks don't just drink and drive the other direction.
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Re:ICEBlock climbs to the top of the App Store charts after ... by willsmith72 on Thursday July 03, 2025 @09:25AM (#44454815)
Like in sports, how before every drug test the athlete is given a heads-up right?

Or is perhaps the chance of a random test at any moment more of a deterrent?

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Re:ICEBlock climbs to the top of the App Store charts after ... by Whoppertime on Friday July 04, 2025 @05:41PM (#44468077)
https://www.chch.com/chch-news/police-services-across-ontari... In Ontario they announce R.I.D.E. checkpoints ahead of time, it is always before winter holidays.
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